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LUTHER C. CROWELL, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT HOE, STEPHEN D.TUCKER, THEODORE H. MEAD, AND CHARLES W. CARPENTER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STAPLE-BINDING DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 510,841, dated December12, 1893.

Application filed August 15,1893- erial No, 483,191. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, LUTHER O. ORoWELL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, andState of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Staple-BindingDelivery Mechanisrn for Printing- Machines, fully described andrepresented in the following specification and the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of the same.

These improvements relate primarily to folding and staple bindingdelivery mechanisms for printing machines, and more particularly to thatclass of stapling mechanisms I 5 in which the staple inserting meanstravel in the direction of the material to be stapled, and move to andfrom the inserting point, preferably rotatively, in the operation ofcarrying the staple into relative position to the material for itsinsert-ion therein,and co-operative with a clinching device in settingthe staple in, on, near, or along, the ultimate bind ing line ofplicated webs or sheets, thus pro ducing a bound book like product,without necessitating that the moving material shall be, evenmomentarily, brought to a state of rest, as is broadly set forth in myapplication, Serial No. 464,007, filed February 28, 1893.

The invention embraces the combination 0 with means for feeding plicatedmaterial onward past staple inserting means, of staple inserting meansthe holder or inserting tool of which is' so constructed and operatedthat it presents the staples to the material for in 5 sertion andenables them to be inserted therein with their heads or crowns in planesparallel with the run of the material, whereby said material may moveprogressively onward to its final delivery, and have its pliesintermediately provided with a longitudinally stapled seam, withoutnecessarily modifying the high speed at which rotative mechanisms mayoperate. It also includes a stapling mechanism in which the tool whichbends 5 the wire length vibrates over an anvil and a setting bed bothstationary with respect thereto, thus moving in one direction during theoperation of forming a staple, and in the other in carrying it onto thesetting bed.

0 The foregoing sets forth the principal imview of the staple bender.

provenients, but the invention also embraces many combinations of thecontributive elements of the whole, constructions, combinations ofparts, mechanisms and devices, all of which are fully hereinafterdescribed and pointed out in the claims.

All of these improvements are illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which--- Figure -l is an elevation as seen from its delivery end, ofa printing machine having this invention combined with it. Fig. 2 isaplan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof as seenlooking in the direction of the arrow 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlargedend elevation of the rotating carriers supporting stapling mechanismsadapted to the making and setting of staples longitudinally or by soinserting them in the material that their legs are parallel with itsrun. Fig. 5 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 6 is an enlarged 7opartial end elevation of one carrier,a portion being in section to moreparticularly show the staple bender and its holder with relation to theopenings in the carrier in which they operate. Fig.7 isa longitudinalsectional elevation of a part of the same carrier, showing an edge viewof the staple bender and its carrier. Fig. Sis a plan view of the samecarrier and the devices connected therewith shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is aplan view of a part of the same carrier showing more particularly theopenings in its periphery provided for the movements of the staplebender. Figs. 10 and 11 are edge elevations of the staple forming toolsin two positions of their operation. Fig. 12 is a perspective view ofthe holder for the staple bender. Fig. 13 is a similar Fig. 114; is asimilar view of the staple bender within its holder. Fig. 15 is asimilar view of the lever 0 for actuating the staplebender. Fig. 16 is alongitudinal elevation of a portion of the other carrier and shows theface of the staple leg clinching device in elevation. Fig. 17 is a frontend elevation of portions of both car- 5 riers and shows the staple legclinching device in side elevation. Fig. 18 is an end elevation of aportion of the first named carrier and shows thewirefeeding mechanism inside elevation. Figs. 19 and 20 are detail I00 views of the cam foroperating the wire feeding mechanism. Fig. 21 illustrates a foldedproduct the leaves of which are united to form a book by means ofstaples inserted through them longitudinally of or parallel with andnear their binding edges. Fig. 22 is an end elevation similar to Fig. l,but illustrates modifications of the mechanisms and their combinationwith two longitudinal folders.

The primary object of the present improvements is the binding togetherof plicated material by means of a row of staples set longitudinally in,on or along the binding line thereof in the direction of the run of thematerial through the stapling mechanism; and, although its mechanismsare adapted to bind plicated material in this manner while it is runningonward for delivery from printing mechanisms, such stapling together ofmaterial may be performed in connection with any mechanism wherebyrunning webs of material are plicated by any means adapted foraccomplishing that result. As these improvements are more especiallydesigned for operation in connection with printing mechanisms, it shouldbe understood that such printing mechanism may be any embodiment of therotary type of web machines or any other construction that rapidlyprints and delivers material in the web or sheet form, and which is thenplicated by any of the well known methods, such, for instance, as isshown or described in my aforesaid application.

The printing machine may embody a slitter for dividing the web or sheetslongitudinally, and turning bars for laterally associating the splitwebs or sheets for plicating the same, but will preferably embody alongitudinal folder and a slitter adjustable with relation thereto,whereby plication may be accomplished by the folder through associationor by longitudinally folding.

The printing mechanism may be a combination of many independentmachines, all delivering their products associated by passing over aroll or cylinder, either directly to the stapling mechanism 01' to oneor more longitudinal folders.

If the material printed upon maintains the form of a web until itreaches the means for dividing it transversely into sheets, it will actas its own carrier in traversing the machine, guiding rollers or othersurfaces acting to suitably direct it onward, but if it is dividedtransversely into sheets at any point between the printing and finaldelivery, there must be provided a taped or other conducting pathway forsuch detached sheets, as is well understood in this art.

One example of a printing machine operating to print upon webs ofmaterial and delivering the same in plications to a delivery mechanismembodying this improved stapling mechanism for binding the plicatedmaterial, is shown in illustration of the present invention. Thismachine embodies two sets of printing mechanisms, each adapted to printupon a wide web. Thus (see Fig. 3) the impression cylinders 103, 105 inco-operation with the form cylinders 104, 106 will print the oppositesides of the wide web passed between them and this web when dividedlongitudinally by a slitter as 73, coacting with the leading roller 74,will be divided into two narrow webs W, E. So also (see Fig. 1) theimpression cylinders 107, 109 in co-operation with the form cylinders108, 110, will print the opposite sides of the wide web passed betweenthem and this web when divided longitudinally by a slitter as 75coacting with the leading roller 76 will be divided into two narrow websB, S. As these webs are of double width and are each divided into twonarrow webs as WV, E, and B, S, and two, three or all four of thesenarrow webs W, E, B, S, may be brought together for simultaneousdelivery. The means shown for associating all of themwill be explained.0f the two webs W, E, formed by the action of the slitter 73, the web Eis led from the roller 74: over a roller 77 and passes between rollers78, 79 onto the longitudinal folder L, which occupies widthwise thepathway of travel which this web E has. The web W, however, has to betransferred laterally into such pathway, and this is accomplished byleading it over a roller 64 thence around a triangular transferrer V,and thence over a roller 69 to and between the rollers 7 8, 79 fromwhich it passes onto the longitudinal folder L underneath the web E. Ofthe two webs B, S, formed by the action of the slitter 75 the Web Bisled from the 'roller 76 under a roller 85, and is bent at right anglesover an angular turning bar 27, thus being brought into the pathway ofthe webs W, E, in which it is led over a roller 86 to and between therollers 7 8, 79 when it enters upon the longitudinal folder L on top ofthe web E. The web S is led from the roller 76 out over an angularturning bar 28 by which it is bent at right angles to bring it into thepathway of the other webs and it is led over a roller 87 and between therollers 78, 79 from between which it passes onto the longitudinal folderL on top of all the of webs. Thus as will be at once understood, any twoor more of these webs may form plications assembled by association. Suchplicated Webs may then pass through the stapling mechanisms to besecured together on their binding lines, but practically it ispreferable to plicate webs or sheets by means of a longitudinal folderor folders prior to the staple binding operation. The same areillustrated in combination therewith, being indicated by L in Figs. 1 to5 and by L, F in Fig. 21. Such longitudinal folders may be of manyconstructions, a preferable one being substantially that shown in PatentNo. 331,280, dated February 8, 1884:, the external turners of which areindicated herein by the rollers 55, 56, and the fold laying devices, bythe rollers 65, 66.

Considering now the use of one longitudinal folder as L in Figs. 1 to 5,the material'to be operated upon thereby, as therein illustrated isshown to be four W, E, B, S, which are associated in a common pathwayandpass onto the longitudinal folder L. In traversing this folder, thesewebs will be simultaneously doubled or folded longitudinally and will asthey emerge from the fold laying rollers 65, 66 consist of a number ofplications united by a doubled or folded edge. If, however, a slitter,as 67, has been adjusted to longitudinally split these webs theplications'will be of equal number, but what would otherwise be uncutfolded binding edges will be cut or free binding edges. In the lattercondition of theplicated material (and even when having a doubled edge,if trimming is not objectionable) the line of stapling could be thelongitudinal line of ultimate folding of the plicated material, whichplicated material, after being cut transversely into sheet lengths,might be carried to any suitable folder, as a longitudinal folder, andbe doubled or folded on the stapledline, which would bring the'staplesin the binding line. This would require the stapling mechanisms to besituated at an appropriate or central point between the edges of thematerial. Inserting the staples in the binding line might also be inlike manner accomplished, if the double edge of the plicated material betrimmed off or be left to be cut by the user of the finished product. Itis preferable, however, in longitudinal stapling to apply the staplesquite near and parallel with the binding edges, either cutfree, or,

constituted by a double bight, and to do this whether the plicatedmaterial consists of a single or multiple sets of plicated webs, thestapling mechanisms will be suitably located for operation at the properpoint near the vertical plane in which the binding edge or edges of theplicated material run. This is the arrangement shown in the drawings.The mechanism shown for carrying out this method of binding the productof a printing machine with staples will now be described.

The wire length cutting mechanism, the staple inserting means, theholder or presenting tool whereof, performs the functions of bending awire length into a staple in co-operation with an anvil, of transferringthe formed staple onto a setting bed, and of carrying the staple to thepoint of the moving material for its insertion. therein, together withsaid anvil and setting bed, are mounted so as to travel to and from thepoint where the staple is set in the material. As here shown'they areassociated with a carrier B which is a cylinder, and the wire is fed tothem through a circumferential groove 11 that is cut into the peripheryof the carrier B, and in which groove the wire is held'by a springbearer 53. The wire is supplied from a reel or spool hung to the frameor otherwise in a convenient position for it to be led between the feedrollers 51, 52. These rollers are hung on short shafts journaled in abracket 101, and geared together by pinions 57, 58, the shaft of roller52 being provided with a ratchet wheel 59 (see Fig. 18) to which anintermittent rotary motion is imparted by means of a ratchet 15 that isat the end of a rock arm 8 which swings on said shaft, and is connectedby a link 16 to a rock arm17 pivoted to the bracket 101 and operated bymeans of its bowl 18 which runs in contact with a cam 68 that is boltedto one of the heads of cylinder B. (See Figs. 19 and 20.)

staple holding or presenting tool at the point where it is to operateupon such wire length, or where the length is cutoff to be thereafterformed into a staple, as will presently appear. This staple holder orpresenting tool 60 (see Fig. 13) is recessed transversely so as toprovide it with two arms 61, 62, which provide between them a suitablerecess whereby the holder or presenting tool is adapted to embrace theforming anvil 70, and setting bed 71, (see Figs. 7, 8, and 9.) Its saidarms 61, 62 are also provided with grooves that coincide with or form acontinuationof the wire receiving feeding groove 11, and said arms arefurthermore provided in their inner faces with longitudinal grooves (seeFigs. 11, 13, and 14) into which the wire length is first forced to formthe staple legs when these arms act as benders in co-operation with theanvil 94, which arms also act to move the staple onto the setting bed,and,- as a carrying and presenting tool for the staple whiletransferring it into position forits insertion into or through thematerial. This holder or presenting tool 60 is supported so as to slidelongitudinally in a carrying stock 63 that has at its outer ends pairsof arms 30, 32, and 31, 33, between which the arms 61, 62 of the holderor presenting tool are guided, and these pairs of arms 30, 32 and 31, 33form a recess between them that enables the stock 63, in its vibratingmovement, to pass the forming anvil 70 and setting bed 71. The arm 61,of this holder or presenting tool 60, and the arms 30, 32 of its stock63, protrude into a recess 90, and the arm 62 of the holder orpresenting tool and the arms 31, 33 of its stock protrude into a recess91, said recesses or openings 90, 91 being cut lengthwise through theshell of the carrier B and made longenough to enable the holder orpresenting tool, and its stock to swing therein in the direction of theshaft of the carrier B. (See Fig. 5.)

The holder or presenting tool and its stock are mounted to swingconcertedly by means of studs 92, 93 by which they are journaled insocket arms 94, 95, that project from a bracket 96 fast on theshaft 100of the carrier B, and this holder or presenting tool is rocked atsuitable times and to an appropriwhose retaining sleeve 45 embracing theshaft 100 is fixed to the framework, and the said holder or presentingtool has its bifurcated lower end pivoted to a rocking lever 82 that hasone arm pivoted by a shaft 83 in arms of the bracket 96, while the freeopposite arm of said lever 82 bears upon a fixed cam 8% by which therequisite movement of reciprocation of the holder or presenting tool isaccomplished, while admitting of a concerted rocking action or vibrationwith its stock 63. Normally the stock 63, and with it the holder orpresenting tool 60, is held in the vertical position of Fig. 11 by theaction of the cam 81 aided by the spring seated rod 34 and the holder isheld within its stock by reason of its lever 82 resting upon the lowpart of cam 84: where it is held by the pressure of the spring seatedrod 35.

The shell of the cylinder carrier, or support 13, between the recesses90, 91 is perforated to form a wire passage between the forming anviland the staple head supporting or set ting bed 71, the under surface ofwhich anvil 70 and the upper surface of which setting bed 71 aresuitably relatively inclined to admit the traverse of the wire or staplehead over them.

It being understood that the cylinder carrier or support B constantlyrotates, and that the material to be stapled is regularly moved onwardbetween it and the staple leg clinching device, the operation of themechanism will be readily understood, from the following descriptionthereof:

The wire from which the staple is to be formed is appropriately fedonward at suitable intervals to cause a staple length of it to bepresented to each of the staple forming mechanisms, at the wirereceiving point, said wire being constantly maintained in the guidinggrooves 11 by means of the spring bearer 53, and thus directed withinthe groove in the arms 61, 62 of the holder or presenting tool 60 as thelatter passes beneath it in its rotative onward travel, which holder orpresenting tool normally stands with the groove in its arms aligned withthe wire groove 11 to receive the wire, (as in Figs. 6, 7 and 8,) itbeing thus held during the appropriate portion of its rotative onwardtravel to receive the wire by its rock arm traversing the intermediatepart i of the stationary triple part cam 81. As its rock arm 80 passesonto the low part Z of said cam, the holder will be moved to and be heldin its extreme left hand position, to co-operate with the anvil informing the staple, (shown as partially accomplished in Fig. 10;) andwhen said rock arm passes up onto the highest part h of said cam, itwill cause the holder to move to its extreme right hand position tomove, transfer or carry the formed staple onto the setting bed. When therotating carrier 13 (considering Figs. 11, 7 and 10) has brought acarrying stock 63 with its holder or presenting tool into the positionof Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8, it will have embraced a wire length, andthereupon the low part of the cam 81 will be entered and traversed, thuspermitting the spring rod 34 to rock the carrying stock 63 and theholder 60 it contains, and this movement will be to the left andconsequently the holder will swing in a direction toward the forminganvil 70. The first slight movement thus performed will, as may bebetter understood from Fig. 8, cause the arm 62 of the holder to quicklyforce said wire length past the contracted mouth of the groove ll ordieplate 12,and thus severthe wire length resting within the groove inthe arms 61, 62 of the holder,which wire length will be held and carriedthereby, aided by the arms 32, 33 of the stock 63, underneath the anvil70, as in Fig. 10, and while the parts are passing beneath ormomentarily rest under said anvil, the cam 84: will rock the lever 82 tocause the holder or presenting tool 60 to move outwardly, its arms 32,33 then operating to force the outer ends of the wire length upwardaround the forming anvil 70, thus causing the wire length to be bentinto a staple by providing it with legs bent at right angles to its bodyor crown portion, which legs will then be confined in the inner sidegrooves of the arms 32, 33, of the holder by their own resilient action.When the staple has thus been com pletely formed it is supported in thegrooves of the holder arms and protruded considerably beyond theperiphery of the carrier B. A reverse rocking movement of the stock 63is now eltected as the rock arm 80 passes onto the highest part .9 ofthe cam 81, thus moving the formed staple to the right, the staple beingthereby stripped from 01f the forming anvil 70 and caused to slide orride up over the inclined upper face of the setting bed 71 which thusoperates as a wedge to force the staple upward or outward in the innerside grooves of the arms 61, 62 (but still maintained therein) until theradial position of the holder, or that of Fig. 11 is reached, when thehead or crown of the staple will rest on its final seat upon the settingbed or substantially upon a portion of the periphery of the carrier B inits setting position, at which time, if desired, the cam may move theholder slightly outward to compensate for this outward movement of thestaple, but this final movement of the holder, although advantageous,need not take place. In this position of the parts the staple rests uponthe periphery of the carrier as a solid setting bed and protrudes adistance therefrom equal to the length of its legs, which are confinedin the grooves of the arms of the holder or presenting tool, and thestaple is thus carried onward or toward the carrier A into thepresenting position relative to the material, when, by the continuedmovement of the parts the legs of the staple are inserted through thematerial. After its legs have entered through the material to be boundand the arms of the holder come nearly or quite into contact with theperiphery of the carrier A IIO or the opposed clinching device, the saidholder will retire by means of the suitable shape of the cam 84concertedly with the cam like action which the carrier Aor the clinchingarm 20 thus performs, the result being that the protruded legs of thestaple are thus presented to and entered through the material, andprojected within the peripheral line of the carrier A, until the head orcrown of the staple rests snugly against the inserting side of thematerial, its legs being progressively clinched, and the holderconcertedly retiring. As soon as the clinching action is complete andthe holder is making its return rotative movement to receive and actupon a new wire length, the intermediate partt' of the cam 81 istraversed and causes the rock arm of the carrying stock 63 to rock theholder intp the position of Fig. 4 in readiness to repeat the-operationsdescribed.

Many constructions of clinching devices may be used and one or twolegged staples employed and said legs be bent or clinched, as isexplained in my application Serial No. 464,007. Herein, however, theclinching device in one form consists of a pendent arm 20 that rests inagroove cut for it in the cylinder A, and at its bottom end this armpresents a rigid downwardly curved surface, with which the protrudedstaple legs engage as they are carried past it. The staple legs inpassing it are forced against the face of the clincher, contact withwhich causes said legs to be bent in succession in a rearward directionand thus to be clinched down upon the material. (SeeFig.17.) In usingthisconstruction of clincher, it is preferable to construct theleadingarm 61 of the holding or presenting tool somewhat shorter than itsfellow 62, (see Fig. 4,) for the reason that as they are con: nectedtogether they must move concertedly. Hence by shortening the arm 61 itwill not contact with the clincher or the periphery of the cylinder Auntil the leading staple leg has been so far bent downward to secure itsposition while its rearward leg is fully supported in the groove of thearm 62 actingas a retaining wall, and the rearward leg of the staplewill be similarly supported while it is being bent downward or clinched.The appropriate retiring movement of the holder is provided for by asuitable shape of the cam 84, but it might be spring seated so as to bepressed inward and recover its operative position by the resilientaction of a spring. When the arm 20 is used it will be wide enough toafiord contact bearings for the arms of the bender; but when theclinching groove is cut into the face of the carrier A such bearingswill be the periphery of the carrier adjacent to the clinching groove.

The carriers A, B are shown as provided with cutting mechanisms forsevering the sheets (blades 4, 5 and slots 6, 7); but if desired, anauxiliary mechanism for severing the sheets independent of thesecarriers may be provided, as is shown in Fig. 22. If the suitable sheetlengths.

cutting mechanism is carried by these cylinders A, B, as is shown inFigs. 1 and 4 1t Will be apparent, since they coact at the point wherethe staple leg clinching is performed, namely when the cylinders A, Brun nearest together, that the pendent clinching arm 20 must be moved toaccommodate this cutting operation. For that purpose this arm'20 is hungon a pivot as 21, projecting from a braclxet 102, pressed to duty as aclincher by means of a rock arm 22 that rides upon the surface of thecylinder A and retired within said recess n that cylinder by the actionof a spring seated rod 3 and a rock arm 2, when the rocl: ar|n 22 entersa cam depression 72 in the cyl nder A, whence it results that when thecutting blade in passing the point occupied by it, the

clincher will not interfere with a proper cutting or severing of thematerial. As these mechanisms operate to cause the stap les to be setlongitudinally or in the direction of the run of the material thecarrier B supportingthe stapling mechanisms should have acircumferential extent equal to the length of a sheet but it might beless or it might be greater. A companion carrier as A may also bepresent or absent as is best suited to the character of the work. to beperformed,

In the principal illustration herein, two carriers A, B are shown eachof double size or having a circumference equal to the length of twosheets, and hence they are prov ded with two transverse cutters 4, 5that co -operate with two cntting slots as 6, 7, to sever When thecylinder B is of double size it will be necessary to provide it with asuitable number of stapling mechanisms, according to the near nessof andconsequent number of staples which it is desired that each sheetshallhave. Thus wh le only one stapling mechanism is shown in F g. 6, thereare four shown in Figs. 1 and 4 and these are so positioned as to inserttwo staples in each pack of sheets, as is shown in Fig. 21, but in largesized products three, four or morewill be desirable.

The carrier A may be provided with double folding blades as 40, 41 and46, 47, that cooperate with folding rollers as 42,43, substantially asshown in Patent No 171,196, dated September 7, 1875, if it is desired tofold the product across its binding edge after it is stapled; butordinarily such folding will not be desirable except when the finishedproduct is large, and therefore the staple bound product will preferablypass from the stapling mechanism to any suitable final delivery orpiling apparatus. In case the cylinder A is provided with one or morefolding blades as stated, the same must, if a fixed clincher is used, becut away to unohstructively pass it as is explained in my aforesaidapplication,

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It will now be understood that'if printing plates or forms he sodisposed in the printing machine, that their columns run around thetypeor form cylinders, the plicated webs,

whether split and associated either before or while passing over thelongitudinal folder L, or, remaining intact, are longitudinally foldedthereby, will in passing through the stapling mechanisms be united by aline or row of two or more staples inserted through them parallel withand close to their binding or folded edges; and as the staplingmechanisms are rotative, a very high speed of production may bemaintained that will give a large number of book like products plicatedor folded and stapled, as will be readily apparent to those skilled inthe art of printing. It will be apparent, also, that when the sheets orwebs from two or more printing mechanisms are combined for delivery bythese mechanisms, a number of different products may be made. Thus wherethere are two such printing mechanisms combined as is shown andexplained herein and in my said application, Serial No. 464,007, if oneof the printing mechanisms is provided with plates therefor and prints adouble or two page wide web and the other printing mechanism with platestherefor and prints a single or one page wide web, or one of saidprinting mechanisms is provided with plates therefor and prints a threepage wide web, a folded stapled product will result consisting of threeleaves or six pages. If either printing mechanism is provided withplates therefor and prints a four page wide web, or if each printingmechanism is provided with plates therefor and prints a double ortwopage wide web, the folded stapled product resulting therefrom willconsist of four leaves or eight pages. If the main printing mechanism isprovided with plates therefor and prints a four page wide web and thesupplement printing mechanism prints a four page wide web and thesupplement printing mechanism prints a one page wide web or if the mainprinting mechanism prints a threepage wide web and the supplementprinting mechanism prints a two page wide web, the

- folded stapled product resulting therefrom will consist of five leavesor ten pages.

If the main printing mechanism is provided with plates for and prints afour page wide web and the supplement printing mechanism is providedwith plates for and prints a two page wide web, the folded stapledproduct will consist of six leaves or twelve pages.

If the main printing mechanism is provided with plates for and prints afour page wide Web and the supplement printing mechanism is providedwith plates for and prints three page wide web, the folded stapledproduct will consist of seven leaves or fourteen pages. All of thesefolded or plicated webs or sheets received from the longitudinal folderwill be united by a seam of stapling parallel with and near the bindingedge of each, as appears in Fig. 21, according to the number of staplingmechanisms with which the carrier B is provided.

It is not essential that the carriers A, B,

should be cylinders, unless they are to feed or aid in feeding thematerial, or to carry pins therefor, or operate to support the materialduring the stapling operation, but a cylinder is a desirable form ofcarrier, though any carrier which will support and properly move thestaple tools, devices or mechanisms may be employed as is explained inmy aforesaid application.

The products of many longitudinal folders may be combined and then bebound together by staples as is shown in Fig. 22, where two such foldersmarked respectively F, L, are shown as provided for the plication of anumber of webs as the sets M, A, N, Y; W, E, B, S. As shown, the folderF plicates the Webs M, A, N, Y, and the folder L plicates the Webs WV,E, B, S, these separate sets of webs being additionally plicated byconduction through the associating rollers 25, 26, from which they areled directly to the stapling mechanism. In this case the cuttingmechanism is not connected with the carrier which supports the staplingmechanism, but is provided in separate carriers which are cylinders C,D.Here also all the carriers are equal circumferentially to the length oftwo sheets and the number of stapling mechanisms is such as to insertand clinch two staples in each pack of sheets, the cylinders O, D,having two sets of cutting devices, as the blades 4, 5, and cuttingslots 6, 7, and two sets of folding devices, as the double folding blade40, 41, and 46, 47, and coacting rollers 42, 43, but if desired thecarriers might be made equal circumferentially to the length of a sheetand provided with stapling mechanisms adapted to insert and clinch anydesired number of staples in each sheet length. In this modification,the clinching arm 20 while retaining its clinching face is shortened andstationary, being fixed to the frame work in any suitable manner. Inthis modification, the longitudinal folders may, of course be providedwith slitters as 67, and like it, may be constructed so as to be held inor out of active position according as the Webs are to be slit centrallyor remain intact. 'lhese slitters may be placed anywhere between theprinting devices and the folders as may be desired or required.

hen the carriers A, B, or O, D, are provided with cutters to sever thematerial transversely into sheet lengths, the leading edge thereof willpreferably be controlled and released by pins, as is shown and describedin my aforesaid application, but the substitutive equivalents may beemployed, as grippers, air, rise. It will now be understood that thefolded product passing through the rollers 42, 43, arranged inconnection with the carriers A, B, as in Figs. 1 to 3, or with carriersC, -D, as in Fig. 22, may be delivered or piled by any devices. In Figs.1 to 3, there is shown an S fly s which lays the sheets successivelyupon the delivery tapes 29, a guide 48, forwarding tapes 49, andcarrying rollers 36, 37, 38, 39 being used to conduct the sheetsthereto, in a common manner.

In the foregoing description the stapling mechanisms which areillustrated and explained, are so'constructed and relatedto thelongitudinal folder or folders that the webs of material plicated byfolding in passing over the longitudinal folders will receive a line ofstaplesinserted through and through the pliesof material near to theline of folding or binding thereof, so that the staples will be set nearto or along said binding line. If it is desired that the staples shallbe set in or through the binding line of the webs plicated by doubling,when such stapling is performed in lines parallel with the run of thewebs, this may be accomplished in many ways. Thus by placing thestapling mechanism in such position that the webs shall firstpassthrough it so as to receive the longitudinal row of staples in the lineof ultimate folding prior to the performance of the folding operation,it is obvious that this result will be accomplished and that the stapleswill be set in the binding line with their crowns or clinched legs uponeither side of the plicated webs; and that such staple bound webs whenpassed over or acted upon by a longitudinal folder will be foldedlongitudinally in either direction, or if out into sheets, such sheetswill likewise be appropriately folded.

' Embodiments of these improvements appear in my companion application,Serial No. 483,192, executed and filed of even date herewith and such asare therein claimed are not claimed herein, but as is obvious, staplingmechanisms having the construction and operation shown in said companionapplication may be substituted in many of the combinations hereinclaimed, for the structures herein shown and described.

While particularly explained as being adapted and arranged to set thestaples longitudinally or parallel withthe run of the material, staplingmechanisms having the structure and mode of operation described herein,may act to make staples and set them in different relations, to the runof the material or to staple material fed to them in any manner andmoving or not at the time the staple is inserted and clinched.

To locate the stapling mechanisms in proper relation to the material tobe stapled, either its delivery devices or the staple mechanism carriersmay be made movable to adjust their relation, or the staple mechanismsmight be adjustable longitudinally in their carriers.

It is to be observed from the foregoing description that the stapleinserting means consists generally of a staple holder or presenting toolwhich holds or presents and sometimes guides the made staple so that itslegs shall properly enter the material, and a driver or setting bedwhich acts to compel the entrance of the staple into the material. Thisstaple inserting means travels rotativel from one point, where the wirelength is r ceived, to another point to which the holder or presentingtoolcarries the staple for insertion into the material, said tool inconnection with the anvil operating, while traveling rotatively, to formthe staple, and, in connection with the setting bed to move and protrudethe staple into setting position with respect to the tools.

What I claim is 1. The combination, substantially as 'described, withmeans for feeding plicated material onward past staple inserting meansthe holder or presenting tool of which is caused to travel rotatively toand from the setting point, of means for moving the said tool laterallyduring the operation of forming the staple.

2. The combination, substantially as described, with means for feedingplicated material onward past staple inserting means, the holder orpresenting tool of which is caused to travel rotatively to and from thesetting point, of means for vibrating the said tool laterally during theoperation of forming the staple and also while transferring it intoposition on the setting bed.

3. The combination,substantially as described, with means for feedingplicated material onward past a staple inserting means, the holder orpresenting tool of which is caused to travel rotatively to and from thesetting point, of means for vibrating the said tool laterally during theoperation of forming the staple, and while transferring it into positionon the setting bed, and a cooperating staple leg clinching device.

4. In a stapling mechanism, the combination, substantially as described,of staple inserting means, the holder or presenting tool traveling toand from the setting point, means for delivering a staple length of wireto said tool, means for vibrating it laterally in the operations offorming the staple and transferring it to the setting bed, and, acooperating staple leg clinching device.

5. In a stapling mechanism, the combination, substantially as described,with a wedge like forming anvil and a wedge like setting bed, bothstationary with respect thereto, of a holder or presenting tool, andmeans for vibrating the same over the sides of the anvil.

6. In a stapling mechanism, the combination, substantially as described,with a wedge like forming anvil stationary with respect thereto, of aholder or presenting tool formed to carry the wire length, means forswinging it to carry the Wire length into position with respectto theanvil, and means for moving its arms outwardly over the anvil to formthe wire length into a staple.

7. In a stapling mechanism, the combina-- tion, substantially asdescribed, with a wedge like settingbed stationary with respect thereto,of a holder or presenting tool, and means for moving its arms over thesides of the setting bed whereby the staple is transferred into settingposition on said bed.

8. The combination, substantially as described, with a circularlyarranged series of 1'0- tativelytravelingstaple formingrnechanisms, ofmeans for supplying a staple length of wire successively to eachmechanism of the series.

9. The combination, substantially as described, with a circularlyarranged series of rotatively traveling staple forming mechanisms, andmeans for supplying a staple length of wire successively to eachmechanism of the series, of means for severing staple lengths of saidwire. I

10. In a staple forming mechanism, the com bination, substantially asdescribed, with means for feeding a wire length thereto, and a toolhaving two arms provided with grooves to receive the wire and recessedto pass over a forming anvil, of a stationary forming anvil, and meansfor vibrating said tool to and from the wire receiving point to carrythe wire into position to be formed into a staple.

11. In a staple forming mechanism, the combination, substantially asdescribed, with means for feeding a wire length thereto, and a toolhaving two arms provided with grooves to receive the wire and recessedto pass over a forming anvil, of a stationary forming anvil, and meansfor vibrating said tool to and from the Wire receiving point to carrythe Wire into position to be formed into a staple, and to reciprocateover said anvil to bend it into staple form.

12. In astaple forming mechanism, the combination, substantially asdescribed, with means for feeding a wire length thereto, and a toolhaving two arms provided with grooves to receive the wire and recessedto pass over a forming anvil and a setting bed, of a stationary forminganvil, a stationary setting bed, and means for vibrating said tool toand from the staple forming point to carry the staple into positionforinsertion into the material.

13. In a staple forming mechanism, the combination, substantially asdescribed, with means for feeding a wire length thereto, and a toolhaving two arms provided with grooves to receive the wire and recessedto pass over a forming anvil and a setting bed, of a stationary forminganvil and setting bed whose facing parts overlap and form a wirepassage, means for moving said tool from the wire receiving point tocarry the wire to the anvil in staple forming position, means forcausing the arms of the tool to force the wire ends over the sides ofthe anvil to form a staple, and means for causing the tool to carry thestaple onto the setting bed.

14. The combination, substantially as described, With a circularlyarranged series of rotatively traveling staple mechanisms, means forsupplying wire to each of said series of mechanisms and severing staplelengths therefrom, of means for bending the wire lengths into stapleform.

15. The combination, substantially as described, with a circularlyarranged series of rotatively traveling staple mechanisms, means forsupplying wire to each of said series of mechanisms and severing staplelengthstherefrom, of means for bending the wire lengths into staple formand presenting the same in setting position.

16. The combination, substantially as described, with a circularlyarranged series of rotativelytraveling staple mechanisms, means forsupplying wire to each of said series of mechanisms and severing staplelengths therefrom, of means for bending the wire lengths into stapleform, presenting the same in setting position, and inserting the samethrough the material to be stapled.

17. The combination, substantially as described, with a circularlyarranged series of rotativel y travelingstaple mechanisms, means forsupplying wire to each of said series of mechanisms and severing staplelengths therefrom, means for bending the wire lengths into staple form,presenting the same in setting position and inserting the same throughthe material to be stapled, ot' a staple leg clinching device,substantially as described.

18. In a stapling mechanism,the combination, substantially as described,with a staple holder or presenting tool, and a setting bed upon whichthe tool supports the staple while moving rotatively to carry the stapleintoposition for insertion.

19. In a stapling mechanism, the combination, substantially asdescribed, with a staple holder or presenting tool, a setting bed uponwhich the tool supports the staple while moving rotatively to carry thestaple into position for insertion, and a cooperating clinching device.

20. In a stapling mechanism, the combination, substantially asdescribed, with a staple holder or presenting tool, a setting bed uponwhich the tool supports the staple while moving rotatively to carry thestaple into position, for insertion, and a clinching device rotating incooperation therewith.

21. In a stapling mechanism, a two armed staple holder or presentingtool traveling rotatively to carry the staple into position forinsertion, the leading one of which arms is shorter than its companion,and a cooperating clinching device, substantially as described.

22. In a stapling mechanism, the combination, substantially asdescribed, with a cylinder as B carrying stapling mechanisms and cuttingdevices, of a pendent arm supporting the clinching device and meansoperating to swing it into and out of active position.

23. In a stapling mechanism, the combination, substantially asdescribed, with a cylinder as B carrying stapling mechanisms and IIOprovided with a wire guiding groove 11, of a In testimony whereof I havehereunto set wire feeding device. my hand in the presence of twosubscribing 24. In a stapling mechanism, the combinawitnesses. tion,substantially as described, with a cyl- LUTHER G. CROWELL. 5 inder as Bcarrying stapling mechanisms and Witnesses:

provided with a wire guiding groove 11, of a H. T. MUNSON, wire feedingdevice, and a spring bearer, as 53. T. F. KEHOE.

